Downstairs, Winnie called out to Jacinta, and to Xavier’s chagrin, she went into the building with Christopher.
Xavier’s face darkened instantly.
He left his house and went into the elevator with his wheelchair.
Ever since he discovered that Winnie had faked her condition, Xavier had always felt conflicted. He wanted to know all her secrets—every single one of them—yet he knew that Winnie had an ego, and was opinionated, so he had been waiting for her to open up to him on her own, but what he learned that day was the last straw.
Yes, I lied to her, but that lie is nothing compared to hers! It’s not like I have a choice, and that’s not the case for her! How could she hide the fact that she’s staying downstairs from me? Does she even care about me? Does she take our relationship for a game?
Over in another elevator, Christopher seemed uncomfortable about going to Winnie’s place. “I think I should go back. This is my first time seeing your granny, but I didn’t bring a gift with me.”
“It’s fine,” Winnie assured. “Granny doesn’t care about all this. She’s very hospitable. She would shout at me until everyone in this building heard her if she found out I didn’t bring you with me. I hope you don’t mind her character.”
“I don’t mind, of course. It’s nice having a lively and energetic person at home.”
“I guess. It does get lonely if the house is too quiet. Anyway, we’re here.”
Ding! The elevator stopped as soon as Winnie spoke.
after the
her, glanced over Winnie’s shoulder and
looks of it, he must have sat in his wheelchair waiting for them for some time. The two froze in
caught in a dilemma. He was undecided if he should step
Xavier to be back at Aqua Moana. Thus, it never once crossed her mind that
there’s no use hiding. Granny shouted so
Winnie turned to Christopher and said, “I’m sorry. This is not a good day
nodded. “Sure. Call me if you
replied with an apologetic smile. She felt sorry that things had taken
watching them felt as if a thousand knives
as he was the first person she talked to the moment she saw him,
and apologized to and smiled at another man. She even invited Christopher to her house in front of
of fury rose in his heart. I gave her my
there. No one’s going anywhere,” Xavier ordered in a forbidding tone. There was no sign of his
sensed the
important matters with Winnie today, and I came
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